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ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JNO. C. FR. SALOMON AND GEO. E. COOPER, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

RIDING-SADDLE.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 15,392, dated July 22, 1856.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN C. FR. SALO- MON and GEO. E. COOPER, of thecity of Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invent-ed a new anduseful Improvement in Volute-Spring and Metallic Seat Saddles; and we dohereby declare that the following is a full and exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming partof the specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, inwhichf A, represents a side view of saddle; B, a top or birds eye view;C, the pad with seat of movable volute spring; D, under or bottom viewof saddle; E, connection rods with the seat of movable slide.

The nature of our invention consists 1n providing the upper part of anykind of a saddle tree, with a metallic seat fastened by two stationaryswivel pins a, a. To the upper side on the left and right of the pummelunder the metallic riding seat is placed a volute spring l). This springis seated in a movable sliding chair c, to which are fastened twoguiding rods d, d. Under the sliding chair and its rods and on the upperside of each pad is placed a sliding guide e.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use our invention weWill proceed to describe its construction and operation.

We construct our saddle in any of the known forms, but in order toobviate the complication of such saddles, we have deviseda plan whichinsures durability, and combines simplicity with usefulness.

Letter B, in the accompanying drawings shows the metallic riding seat,by which is avoided all strapping and bolstering. This riding seat maybe perforated with holes, and can be covered with any desirablematerial.

Letter C, is the saddle tree without the i riding seat, but the guide e,c, can be seen on each upper side of the pad. In those guides the chairwith volute spring seat can be moved toward or' from the pummel orcantle to suit the Weight or convenience of the rider.

f is a supporting rod fastened at either end of the metallic seat,passing in the groove z', in the top center of the volute spring l), forthe purpose of rendering the whole seat firm.

What we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The movable volute Spring seat chair c, with its guiding rods d, el, andthe guides c, c, in which the same is moved on the upper sides of thepads.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names.

JOHN C. FR. SALOMON. GEO. E. COOPER.

Witnesses:

H. T. O. PENNINGTON, GEORGE C. T.` SALOMON,

